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Chief Financial Officer, Evolus
Sandra Beaver currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Evolus. Prior to joining the company in September 2022, Mrs. Beaver served as Senior Vice President of Finance at Experian – a global information services company – for three years, where she was responsible for half of company’s North America B2B business units. She spent 17 years at International Game Technology (IGT) where she held roles with increasing levels of responsibility and scope including Vice President of Consolidated Financial Planning & Analysis, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for North America Gaming and Interactive. Mrs. Beaver holds a B.A. from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm ET
The CFO as Technology Strategist
Partner, RSM Canada LLP
Brandon is an experienced finance leader who has a passion for advising his clients through their transformation journeys.
Specifically, Brandon focuses on helping his clients’ finance teams navigate key decisions, inflection points and disruptive events, including, but not limited to: finance visioning and strategy development / execution, finance operating model review, CFO transition / effectiveness workshops, finance technology assessments and roadmap development, system selection and system implementation, organizational post-merger integration (PMI), close, consolidate and report (CCR) optimization, chart of account re-design.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm ET
The CFO as Technology Strategist
Elis Costa
Chief Financial Officer, Mars Wrigley
Elis Costa serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Mars Wrigley North America. In this role, Elis and her team drive sustainable growth and value creation to support a multibillion dollar portfolio of iconic brands. Elis previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Marsh McLennan, Unilever, and Cargill. In her more than 25 years of experience, she has developed a diverse skillset across various financial disciplines, including corporate finance, risk management, strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and FP&A. She has successfully driven growth and profitability turnarounds in the food, consumer product goods, and service industries in both mature and emerging markets. Elis began her career at Cargill, where she worked her way up from a Management Trainee
program to Global Finance leadership roles. She has had experiences in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET
The CFO as People Strategist
Chief Financial Officer, Humana
Susan M. Diamond serves as Humana’s Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for all accounting, actuarial, analytical, financial, internal audit, investor relations, risk management, tax, and treasury activities. Susan is a member of the Management Team, which sets the company’s strategic direction, and reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Broussard.
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET
The CFO as People Strategist
Chief Financial Officer, e.l.f. Beauty
Mandy is currently Chief Financial Officer at e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF). e.l.f.’s mission is to bring the best of beauty to every eye, lip and face. Under Mandy’s leadership, e.l.f. has seen 17 consecutive quarters of topline growth with the company’s market cap increasing nearly 10x over that time.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Director of Solutions Engineering, Payhawk
A fully qualified ACCA with over 6 years experience in monthly management reporting, financial analysis and budgeting/forecasting, Robbie joined Payhawk in January of last year to lead Payhawk’s team of expert solution engineers. As a previous customer of Payhawk, Robbie offers a valuable insight into how Payhawk’s unique product features can benefit financial professionals in practice.
12:15 – 1:30 PM ET
How to bridge the strategy gap between finance and business with data transparency and digitalization
Chief Financial Officer, GE
Carolina Dybeck Happe is SVP and CFO of GE. As CFO, she is responsible for leading GE’s overall financial strategy and global finance organization and was a driving force behind the company’s planned transformation into three industry-leading, global investment-grade public companies, in the critical sectors of healthcare, energy and aerospace. She also leads the company’s core Digital Technology function and is an executive sponsor of GE’s women’s network. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ericsson.
Prior to joining GE, Carolina was CFO at Maersk. She also spent 16 years at Assa Abloy, including seven as CFO. She previously served as a director of Schneider Electric and E.on.
Carolina has lived in seven different countries and speaks four languages. She received a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Upsala University.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Chief Financial Officer, TD Bank U.S.
Bio coming soon.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Partner, AlixPartners
Gabe works with clients on developing and implementing complex programs for mergers & acquisitions, turnaround and restructuring initiatives and rapid performance improvement.
He has served in general management roles and on advisory engagements with large multinationals, private equity portfolio companies and entrepreneurial start-ups across a number of industries including consumer products and services, energy, financial and business services, healthcare retail, telecommunications and transportation and logistics.
Event detail coming soon.
Chief Managing Officer (CMO), U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
H. David Kotz serves as the Chief Managing Officer (CMO) for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), whose mission is to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. In this role, David leads all critical administrative functions supporting the global USAGM community. He also advises the Chief Executive Officer on all administrative management issues, and leads establishment of policies, procedures, and programs across all administrative functions.
3:30 – 4:15 pm ET
Lessons in Fraud – What the Largest Scandal in History Can Teach Us Today
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, V2X
Susan Lynch is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at V2X. She is responsible for global financial management of the company’s business, including tax, treasury, audit, accounting, financial planning and analysis, and government compliance. V2X is a government services company that transforms operations and sustainment for government and commercial clients worldwide, through operational support services, training, and converged environments that integrate physical and digital infrastructures.
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET
The CFO as People Strategist
Vice President of Sales, RecVue
Robin Beetge is RecVue’s VP, Sales responsible for all aspects of generating and growing our business. Robin brings more than 20 years of experience in enterprise solution sales, and building and leading sales teams and businesses. Prior to joining RecVue, he was Regional Vice President, UK & Ireland at BlackLine. Historically, Robin founded and grew the successful African subsidiary for ReadSoft having previously lead their UK Oracle business. Following ReadSoft’s acquisition by Lexmark, he served as Managing Director for Lexmark Enterprise Software in Africa.
1:30 – 2:30 PM ET
Revolutionizing Revenue: How to Optimize Processes to Avoid Missed Monetization Opportunities
Chief Economist and a Senior Vice President, Nasdaq
Phil Mackintosh is the Chief Economist and a Senior Vice President at Nasdaq. He manages Nasdaq’s microeconomic research to encourage capital formation and increase investor returns through better market structure. His weekly newsletter, Market Makers, is read by more than 55,000 subscribers and covers topics ranging from IPO markets, ETF trading, retail investor activity, why Nasdaq has the best markets, and more.
9:35 – 10:25 am ET
The Economic Outlook and 2024 Considerations for CFOs
Chief Financial Officer, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Richard Puccio is the Chief Financial Officer of Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading the Financial and Global Business Services organization (1500+ employees). As CFO, he partners with AWS’s CEO to deliver revenue growth and profitability by leading and managing all short- and long-term strategic financial objectives, supporting the AWS executive team with key financial information and operational analytics, and driving performance and accountability. AWS, a $82B revenue run rate business, is the world’s leading cloud provider and has the most comprehensive and broadly adopted portfolio of cloud services.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm ET
The CFO as Technology Strategist
New Initiatives, Nasdaq
Mike Stiller is currently focused on New Initiatives for Nasdaq’s Capital Access Platforms business, launching new products with an aim to accelerate business segment growth and expand buyer personas.
Mike previously launched Nasdaq’s ESG Advisory practice and was responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of the group. The practice consists of a global team that partners with public and private companies to initiate and advance ESG programs built for capital markets audiences. Engagements range from advising senior management and boards on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics to guiding companies through ESG strategy building and designing ESG engagement strategies with long-term investors.
Mike has spent the last 11 years with Nasdaq in various capacities, including business development, strategy, and advising corporates on institutional investors and capital markets topics. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Mike spent time on the buy-side at a technology, media and telecom (TMT) hedge fund and a macroeconomic volatility arbitrage fund.
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm ET
AI for the Finance Org
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